Dune

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Westgate Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Fiction / Science Fiction / Herbert, Frank	4-week checkout	On Hold Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	BOCD Science Fiction	4-week checkout	Due 05-02-2024

Compact discs.
Read by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, and cast.
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family -- and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.

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Use of "cast" is infrequent, but appreciated. submitted by Chris Haddlesey on June 12, 2015, 2:32pm I had expected the "cast" of voice actors to be present for the entirety of the book (like a radio drama). However, it seems they are only used at the beginning of most disks, to introduce a main character, or at other key plot points. Otherwise the narrator does all of the voices like a typical audiobook. This was confusing at first, but the narrator does a fine job and it's reasonable that the other actors wouldn't be expected to record for the entirety of a book as long as this one. Also included are appropriate atmospheric sound effects to demarcate chapter beginnings and disk endings.

Dune submitted by JHermanowski on July 4, 2021, 7:43pm Long listen, but worth the trip with the characters. Believe there are 3 different narrators voicing roles, which helps keep characters straight. Many characters, some with similar names that can take a while to catch. Since it’s science fiction, also a bit of a learning curve to figure out planets and city names. Overall, very enjoyable and hard to stop listening to!

Takes some time submitted by caburr47 on July 17, 2021, 8:59pm It feels like the first few chapters assume you know more about the characters and who they are than the information you have. I finally felt secure in who was being spoken about and their context to the family once I was a few chapters in. It is still an interesting commentary on the modern world.